Email users at the University of Hawaii are being targeted by cybercriminals using phishing attacks, with the school's Information Technology Services office recently sending out a notice to current and former students. UH officials sent out a notice to email account owners, warning them to alert their credit card services if they turned over any personal information.

In an email sent to UH email users, security officials warned that "the attackers took elements from legitimate campus announcements or communications to make the messages look authentic." Specifically, the fraudulent email used a legitimate Google form, which has been removed by Google, with a warning that the university doesn't send unsolicited messages that ask for any type of user personal information.